burrow Who acts: burrow, animal, it, She, rabbit, Wombats · What happens: be, dig, live, hide, burrow, get · To what, where: hole, ground, something, blankets, bag, pocket · Speech: someone speaks here
«burrow» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: burrow in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A burrow is a hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal digs to live or hide in, like a rabbit's or wombat's burrow.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det cc conj case det nmod obj det nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp cc conj advmod punct case det nmod:poss case cc nmod:poss case obl punct root A DET burrow NOUN is AUX a DET hole NOUN or CCONJ tunnel NOUN in ADP the DET ground NOUN that PRON an DET animal NOUN digs VERB to PART live VERB or CCONJ hide VERB in ADV , PUNCT like ADP a DET rabbit NOUN 's PART or CCONJ wombat NOUN 's PART burrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 burrow det 2 burrow burrow NOUN Number=Sing 5 hole nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hole cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 hole det 5 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 tunnel cc 7 tunnel tunnel NOUN Number=Sing 5 hole conj 8 in in ADP _ 10 ground case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ground det 10 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 5 hole nmod 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 digs obj 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 animal det 13 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 14 digs nsubj 14 digs dig VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 ground acl:relcl 15 to to PART _ 16 live mark 16 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 digs xcomp 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 hide cc 18 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 live conj 19 in in ADV _ 18 hide advmod 20 , , PUNCT _ 28 burrow punct 21 like like ADP _ 28 burrow case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 rabbit det 23 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 26 wombat nmod:poss 24 's 's PART _ 23 rabbit case 25 or or CCONJ _ 26 wombat cc 26 wombat wombat NOUN Number=Sing 28 burrow nmod:poss 27 's 's PART _ 26 wombat case 28 burrow burrow NOUN Number=Sing 18 hide obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 5 hole punct
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1 is a present a burrow a hole or tunnel the ground tree rules 2 dig present a animal the ground tree rules 3 live to-infinitive a animal not said here vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 hide infinitive a animal not said here like a rabbit's wombat's burrow vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 To burrow is to dig a hole or tunnel.
mark csubj cop mark det obj cc conj punct root To PART burrow VERB is AUX to PART dig VERB a DET hole NOUN or CCONJ tunnel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 burrow mark 2 burrow burrow VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 dig csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 dig cop 4 to to PART _ 5 dig mark 5 dig dig VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hole det 7 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 5 dig obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 tunnel cc 9 tunnel tunnel NOUN Number=Sing 7 hole conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 dig punct
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1 burrow to-infinitive vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent 2 is present dig property tree rules
Meaning 3 To burrow into something soft is to push yourself into it to get comfortable or hide: «She burrowed under the blankets.».
The tree, 21 words mark advcl case obl amod cop mark obj mark nsubj mark advcl xcomp cc conj punct punct nsubj parataxis case det obl punct punct punct root To PART burrow VERB into ADP something PRON soft ADJ is AUX to PART push VERB yourself PRON into SCONJ it PRON to PART get VERB comfortable ADJ or CCONJ hide VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON burrowed VERB under ADP the DET blankets NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 burrow mark 2 burrow burrow VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 push advcl 3 into into ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 burrow obl 5 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 push cop 7 to to PART _ 8 push mark 8 push push VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 8 push obj 10 into into SCONJ _ 13 get mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 get nsubj 12 to to PART _ 13 get mark 13 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 push advcl 14 comfortable comfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 13 get xcomp 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 hide cc 16 hide hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 get conj 17 : : PUNCT _ 20 burrowed punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 20 burrowed punct 19 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 burrowed nsubj 20 burrowed burrow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 push parataxis 21 under under ADP _ 23 blankets case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 blankets det 23 blankets blanket NOUN Number=Plur 20 burrowed obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 20 burrowed punct 25 » » PUNCT _ 20 burrowed punct 26 . . PUNCT _ 8 push punct
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1 burrow to-infinitive something vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into something=Location 2 is present push property tree rules 3 get to-infinitive it comfortable property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 4 hide present vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 burrow in a quote past She the blankets vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent under blanket=Location
Meaning 4 To burrow into a bag or pocket is to search deep inside it.
mark advcl case det obl cc conj cop mark advmod case obl punct root To PART burrow VERB into ADP a DET bag NOUN or CCONJ pocket NOUN is AUX to PART search VERB deep ADV inside ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 burrow mark 2 burrow burrow VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 search advcl 3 into into ADP _ 5 bag case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bag det 5 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 2 burrow obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 pocket cc 7 pocket pocket NOUN Number=Sing 5 bag conj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 search cop 9 to to PART _ 10 search mark 10 search search VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 11 deep deep ADV _ 10 search advmod 12 inside inside ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 search obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 search punct
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1 burrow to-infinitive a bag or pocket vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into bag=Location 2 is present pocket deep, search property tree rules
Example 1 The rabbit ran down its burrow.
det nsubj compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct root The DET rabbit NOUN ran VERB down ADP its PRON burrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rabbit det 2 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran nsubj 3 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 3 ran compound:prt 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 burrow nmod:poss 6 burrow burrow NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 ran punct
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1 run down past the rabbit rabbit's burrow vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme burrow=Trajectory
Example 2 Wombats dig deep burrows in Australia.
nsubj amod obj case obl punct root Wombats NOUN dig VERB deep ADJ burrows NOUN in ADP Australia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wombats wombat NOUN Number=Plur 2 dig nsubj 2 dig dig VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 4 burrows amod 4 burrows burrow NOUN Number=Plur 2 dig obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 Australia case 6 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 2 dig obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 dig punct
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1 dig present Wombats deep burrows Australia vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent burrow=Theme in australia=Location
Example 3 Moles burrow under the lawn.
nsubj case det obl punct root Moles NOUN burrow VERB under ADP the DET lawn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moles mole NOUN Number=Plur 2 burrow nsubj 2 burrow burrow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 under under ADP _ 5 lawn case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lawn det 5 lawn lawn NOUN Number=Sing 2 burrow obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 burrow punct
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1 burrow present Moles the lawn vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent under lawn=Location
Example 4 Earthworms burrow through the soil.
nsubj case det obl punct root Earthworms NOUN burrow VERB through ADP the DET soil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Earthworms earthworm NOUN Number=Plur 2 burrow nsubj 2 burrow burrow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 through through ADP _ 5 soil case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 soil det 5 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 2 burrow obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 burrow punct
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1 burrow present Earthworms the soil vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through soil=Location
Example 5 The puppy burrowed under the blanket.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET puppy NOUN burrowed VERB under ADP the DET blanket NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 burrowed burrow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 puppy acl 4 under under ADP _ 6 blanket case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 blanket det 6 blanket blanket NOUN Number=Sing 3 burrowed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 puppy punct
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1 burrow participle the puppy not said here the blanket vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent under blanket=Location
Example 6 She burrowed in her bag for her keys.
nsubj case nmod:poss obl case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON burrowed VERB in ADP her PRON bag NOUN for ADP her PRON keys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 burrowed nsubj 2 burrowed burrow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 bag case 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 bag nmod:poss 5 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 2 burrowed obl 6 for for ADP _ 8 keys case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 keys nmod:poss 8 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 2 burrowed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 burrowed punct
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1 burrow past She her bag for her keys vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent in bag=Location for key=Theme
Example 7 Prairie dogs live in big burrows called towns.
compound nsubj case amod obl acl xcomp punct root Prairie NOUN dogs NOUN live VERB in ADP big ADJ burrows NOUN called VERB towns NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prairie prairie NOUN Number=Sing 2 dogs compound 2 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 3 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 burrows case 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 burrows amod 6 burrows burrow NOUN Number=Plur 3 live obl 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 burrows acl 8 towns town NOUN Number=Plur 7 called xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live present Prairie dogs big burrows vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in burrow=Location 2 call participle big burrows not said here towns vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 The fox waited outside the burrow.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET fox NOUN waited VERB outside ADP the DET burrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fox det 2 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 3 waited nsubj 3 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 outside outside ADP _ 6 burrow case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 burrow det 6 burrow burrow NOUN Number=Sing 3 waited obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 waited punct
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1 wait past the fox the burrow vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme outside burrow=Location
Example 9 One day, a high summer flood washed him out of the burrow where he lived with his father and mother, and carried him, kicking and clucking, down a roadside ditch.
The tree, 30 words nummod obl:unmarked punct det amod compound nsubj obj case case det obl advmod nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl cc conj punct cc conj obj punct advcl cc conj punct case det compound obl punct root One NUM day NOUN , PUNCT a DET high ADJ summer NOUN flood NOUN washed VERB him PRON out ADP of ADP the DET burrow NOUN where ADV he PRON lived VERB with ADP his PRON father NOUN and CCONJ mother NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ carried VERB him PRON , PUNCT kicking VERB and CCONJ clucking VERB , PUNCT down ADP a DET roadside NOUN ditch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 day nummod 2 day day NOUN Number=Sing 8 washed obl:unmarked 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 day punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 flood det 5 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 7 flood amod 6 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 7 flood compound 7 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 8 washed nsubj 8 washed wash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 washed obj 10 out out ADP _ 13 burrow case 11 of of ADP _ 13 burrow case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 burrow det 13 burrow burrow NOUN Number=Sing 8 washed obl 14 where where ADV PronType=Rel 16 lived advmod 15 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 lived nsubj 16 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 burrow acl:relcl 17 with with ADP _ 19 father case 18 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 father nmod:poss 19 father father NOUN Number=Sing 16 lived obl 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 mother cc 21 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 19 father conj 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 carried punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 carried cc 24 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 washed conj 25 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 carried obj 26 , , PUNCT _ 27 kicking punct 27 kicking kick VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 24 carried advcl 28 and and CCONJ _ 29 clucking cc 29 clucking cluck VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 27 kicking conj 30 , , PUNCT _ 34 ditch punct 31 down down ADP _ 34 ditch case 32 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 34 ditch det 33 roadside roadside NOUN Number=Sing 34 ditch compound 34 ditch ditch NOUN Number=Sing 27 kicking obl 35 . . PUNCT _ 8 washed punct
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1 wash past a high summer flood him = he the burrow day vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent he=Theme out burrow=Source 2 live past flood with flood's father and mother vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with father=Location 3 carry past a high summer flood not said here flood vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme 4 kick gerund a high summer flood not said here down a roadside ditch vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient 5 cluck gerund a high summer flood not said here vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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